Commander Quotes

196 quotes by 157 authors

My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War. — Benedict Cumberbatch
Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers. — John Cusack
As Commander in Chief of the United States Military, I will never send our sons and daughters and our brothers and sisters to die in… — Howard Dean
The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander. — T.E. Lawrence
All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a… — Abraham Lincoln
I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training. — John McCain
Anyone weighing whether to re-elect the President should take the bin Laden operation into account: it is a powerful exhibit that Obama is a steely… — Jon Meacham
The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop. — Mohammed Morsi
Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief. — Oliver North
I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover… — Oliver North
So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve… — Barack Obama
To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. — Sarah Palin
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. — Colin Powell
On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. — Sally Ride
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility. — Erwin Rommel
The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and… — Donald Rumsfeld
What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief. — Paul Ryan
The president of the United States is a commander-in-chief, and the president of the United States, you know, executes the laws and tries to motivate… — Rick Santorum
But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because… — Bob Schieffer
Obviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to… — Bob Schieffer

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